Customer Review: The Knights Hospitaller is one of the Ospery warrior collection and it is a wealth of information on the who, what, where and why of the Knights Hospitaller, the lesser known but equally important order of knights that fought for the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the Cursades. Do not let the comic... more info
Customer Review: In Osprey's Campaign No. 190, veteran medieval historian David Nicolle tackles the controversial Battle of Poitiers (also known as Tours) in 732, where Charles Martel defeated a Muslim invasion of France. Traditionally, the battle was viewed as a `decisive engagement' that stopped the Muslim... more info
Customer Review: Much of the same information can be found in more lengthier sources, such as Eric Christiansen's excellent The Northern Crusades, but this is a good introduction to the campaigns and history of the Teutonic Knights. As with almost all Osprey titles, the illustrations and color plates are top notch
Customer Review: Really have nothing to say that the previous two reviewers didn't cover. It is the best introduction to Richard Coeur d Leon's war with Salah al-Din, covering the politics of the time as well as some finer details of Richard's battles. The color plates are pretty good.
Customer Review: Although obviously intended for high school level, the text presents a great deal of fascinating historical information on the medeival Islamic world (even including the Bulgars, the Timurids, etc.), often rare to find elsewhere; it marks the inadequacy of Islamic studies in English that there are... more info
Customer Review: Poland's medieval history is nothing short of "fascinating and interesting!" You won't get that in this book. Look elsewhere. I would start with, perhaps, a Polish author, or someone who understands Polish history and Culture. A few for starters: Adam Zamoyski, Norman Davies ,Marek Jan... more info
Customer Review: The union of David Nicolle's knowledge of medieval military history and the late Angus McBride's great skill as an illustrator have produced a myriad of excellent Osprey titles, but for the plates alone I would claim this as one of my favorites. The plates portray all facets of the French... more info
Customer Review: I cannot vouch for the historical accuracy of this book, but its content is presented in a concise and readable fashion, and it is well-endowed with excellent plates by Angus McBride. This title seems to be another humorous case of David Nicolle's habit of naming books covering a several century... more info
Customer Review: Visually it is a good reference to the gear and costume of the late Roman army. Although there is nothing wrong with the text itself, this is way too little a book to cover the subject in detail.
